Shares of Abbott India(up 0.55 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Gland Pharma(down 5.2 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals(down 2.95 per cent), Strides Pharma Science(down 2.95 per cent), Laurus(down 2.84 per cent) and Natco Pharma(down 2.48 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.44 per cent down at 14177.35.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 152.15 points at 18266.6, while the BSE Sensex stood down 456.09 points at 61259.96.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 11 ended in the green, while 39 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, Tata Power, PNB, YES Bank and BHEL were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Arihant Found, Transport Corp, Ugro Capital, Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd. and Mukta Arts hit their fresh 52-week highs in today’s trade, while Destiny Logistics & Infra Ltd., Marine Electricals, Quadpro ITeS Ltd., Strides Shasun and Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. hit their fresh 52-week lows.
